For a decade, guitarist Chuck Credo has produced a Beatles tribute show each summer. Shifting gears, he has organized a Rolling Stones tribute in winter. On Friday, Jan. 6 at Rock ’n’ Bowl, the house band consists of John “Papa” Gros on keyboards, Credo and Alex McMurray on guitar, ex-Radiator Reggie Scanlan on bass, and Chad Gilmore on drums. They’re joined by Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., Joe Stark, Irene Sage and Bonerama for a set of Stones songs.

Zack SmithThe Honey Island Swamp Band plays the late set at the Blue Nile on Friday, Jan. 6.

Also Friday, trumpeter Kermit Ruffins swings out at 7 p.m. at the Blue Nile, followed by the Honey Island Swamp Band at 11.

The Creole String Beans do classic and classic-sounding south Louisiana music at Chickie Wah Wah.

The Washboard Chaz Blues Trio plays early at the Blue Nile downstairs, followed by a trio consisting of organist Ike Stubblefield, drummer Herlin Riley and guitarist June Yamagishi. Meanwhile, Yojimbo celebrates a new CD upstairs at the Blue Nile.

As befitting a son of country outlaw Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson has followed an unconventional path. His parents cut him off after he dropped out of college in Los Angeles. Lukas subsequently lived in his car and couch-surfed while busking on Venice Beach and elsewhere. He eventually assembled a band, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, to peddle his own Southern folk-rock compositions.The group released its self-titled, well-received full-length debut a little more than a year ago. The younger Nelson’s voice is reedy, though not as nasally as his father’s distinctive twang. And while the senior Nelson prefers strumming his beloved acoustic guitar, Trigger, Lukas is not averse to wailing blues on an electric, sometimes with his teeth. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real open for Willie Nelson at the House of Blues on Thursday.

Also catch

d.b.a. hosts a benefit for the family of the late local guitarist Kenny Holladay, starting at 6 p.m.